When a construction crew destroys a small wilderness area near the Alden home, Amy finds an abandoned nest of 16 goose eggs.

Without Thomas, Susan, or her uncle David knowing, she takes the eggs and keeps them in a dresser in her father's old barn to incubate.

The next day, the Aldens free the geese, and Amy leads them on their migration to North Carolina, keeping Igor strapped in her cockpit as he is unable to fly in his current condition.

Making an emergency landing at Niagara Falls Air Reserve Station in western New York on the south shore of Lake Ontario, Amy and Thomas almost get arrested.

During the end credits, a note reveals that all 16 geese - including a fully recovered Igor - returned to the Aldens' farm on their own in the following spring.

The blacksmith shop constructed onsite for the filming of The Last Buffalo at Purple Hill, Ontario, was reused as part of the Alden homestead.

True to Lishman's real-life saga, modifications were made to improve the design including the addition of a motor and seat.

The Cosmos Trike was reportedly chosen for its safety, superior engine power, and increased wing size (a feature that was needed to fly slow enough for the birds).

[4] At the conclusion of the production, Lishman led the 60 imprinted "actor-geese" in migration, to winter at the Tom Yawkey Wildlife Center off the coast of Georgetown, South Carolina.

The website's consensus reads: "Well-acted and beautifully filmed, Fly Away Home offers heartwarming entertainment for moviegoers of all ages.

"[12] Janet Maslin from The New York Times was similarly effusive, writing "Mr. Ballard turns a potentially treacly children's film into an exhilarating 90's fable.

Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat of Spirituality & Practice stated, "The movie adds excitement and emotion, turning into a celebration of the creative ways human beings and animals can serve, assist, and love one another.

A DVD release in August 2001 included the exclusive featurette by Bill Lishman, Operation Migration: Birds of a Feather, along with two documentaries: The Ultra Geese and the HBO special Leading the Flock.